Clearfield Mayor Hopes Fire Damaged Egg Facility Can Recover

(Clearfield, IA) — Clearfield Mayor Chris Knox is hoping an egg production facility that was heavily damaged by fire this weekend will be able to recover. The mayor says the gusty winds made for what he called “a scary deal” as it looked for a time like the wind might push the fire into a cornfield and then toward the town. Knox says the facility was bought from Iowa Cage-Free last month and is now known as Hen Haven. The plant employs up to 70 people — no employees were hurt but he says two firefighters reportedly were treated for smoke inhalation. No cause has been determined.